Da Qin: Self-destruction and time travel, I will extend my life for Qin for a thousand years

Chapter 171 Speculations of the person behind the scenes

Agricultural production was the lifeblood of the feudal dynasty, let alone Da Qin.

Just the day after Ying Zheng issued an all-out response to the locust plague, the entire Qin Dynasty began to concentrate its forces towards Handan County.

Even Ying Zheng and Cui Yuan themselves interrupted their Yellow River terrain survey and their trip through the Ming Dynasty and rushed towards Handan County.

The investigation of the Yellow River terrain can be postponed. Anyway, the construction of the Yellow River dam cannot be completed in a short while, and the same is true for crossing the Ming Dynasty.

In the past, it was because of the lack of rubber that I wanted to go to Daming. Now that rubber tree seeds have been obtained, the significance of going to Daming is actually not very big.

In terms of importance, these two things combined are not as important as the locust disaster in Handan.

Cui Yuan and Ying Zheng were already very fast, but the spread of this desert locust was even faster.

Either it is because its reproductive capacity is ten times stronger than that of the Chinese locusts, or it is because there are no effective natural enemies in Da Qin.

Traces of desert locusts have been discovered in four counties near Handan!

Although it's just a sporadic bit and can be easily killed, it represents a terrible fact!

Desert locusts are spreading!

And this is only the result of careful searches around Handan County. There is no telling how many locusts are hidden in places that have not been searched!

The person behind the scenes this time is not simple!

While Cui Yuan was on his way, he was also studying desert locusts.

Because the locust plague is spreading, the closer Cui Yuan gets to Handan County, the easier it is to obtain desert locust samples, most of which are still alive.

Then he discovered that it was not easy to use this kind of locust as a biological weapon!
  Although desert locusts are large and reproduce quickly, it is still very difficult to quickly multiply into a swarm before the county guard can react.

And although the adult insects are resistant to high temperatures, the eggs are still prone to deterioration and are very difficult to preserve in this era without refrigerators.

Therefore, for a locust plague of this scale in Handan County, someone must have deliberately raised these locusts three months in advance, or even half a year.

Then he was transported to Handan County and released all at once, just to catch Da Qin and himself off guard!
  And if you want to achieve this effect, you need to have a good understanding of the habits of desert locusts, and you need to have a strong enough national power to implement this kind of ultra-long-distance transportation!
  In this case, the answer is obvious!
  Desert locusts are mainly distributed in the hot desert areas of North Africa, the Middle East and Southwest Asia.

North Africa can be excluded. In this era, North Africa only had a group of primitive people watching gorillas baring their teeth.

In the Middle East and Southwest Asia, there is only one country that perfectly meets these requirements!
  Peacock Empire!

That is the future Ah San!

Although it was only a slave dynasty in ancient India, it was named after its founder, Chandragupta, who came from a family that raised peacocks. It existed for only fifty years.

But in such a short period of time, it developed to an extremely powerful level. It not only resisted the invasion of the Seleucid Empire, but also gained the right to rule Afghanistan.

If I remember correctly, the current Mauryan Dynasty is at its peak!
  Under the bewitchment of the dog system, and with the help of strange people, he is fully capable of launching a cross-continental biological attack on Daqin - bringing desert locusts!
  Although there is still a lack of direct evidence, Cui Yuan feels that there is no need to delve into it further, and there is no need to delve into it at all!

Just push it straight!
  Rather kill the wrong, don't let it go!
  No matter whether there is real evidence or not, as long as you have the ability and reason to threaten me, and something bad does happen to me, then you have a way to kill me!
  This is very overbearing, but it is the law of survival between countries in this era!

As long as Great Qin can recover from this natural disaster, then there will be a reason to send troops to the Maurya Dynasty and turn it into a colony!

Cui Yuan felt a lot more relaxed after confirming the country behind the scenes.

As long as you have a goal, the next thing will be much easier. Anyway, no one in the world can confront Da Qin head-on.

'But there's something wrong. ’

‘That’s an entire county that suffered from the scourge of desert locusts. How did the Mauryan Empire do it? ’

You must know that being able to make such a grand arrangement is definitely not something that one or two people can do.

At least there are thousands, or even tens of thousands of people need to act together to be efficient!

But if thousands of people from the Peacock Empire poured into Da Qin, how could the Qin court and His Majesty not get any news at all?
  The races of the Mauryan Empire are brown and white. The purer the white blood, the higher the origin. In later generations, it will be the source of all evil - the caste system!
  It can be said that they are completely different from the yellow-skinned Chinese people. As long as they enter the territory of Daqin, they are extremely easy to identify!

It is even very likely that the local powerful nobles will treat them as rare objects and keep them in captivity.

'so……'

Thinking of this, Cui Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and a bold guess appeared in his mind!

There are ghosts!
  There must be some Da Qin people involved in this matter!
  Moreover, he has a lot of status and power, at least he started as a county guard!
  Although he is not absolutely sure, Cui Yuan is at least [-]-[-]% sure now!
  And in the absence of other possibilities, this [-]% to [-]% is basically a certainty!
  After sorting out all of this, Cui Yuan temporarily suppressed them all in his heart.

Now that the enemy has exposed its flaws, let’s not worry about it for now and do our best to deal with the locust disaster!
  As long as the pest control work can be completed, there will be plenty of time to slowly settle the scores and search for clues!

Cui Yuan has always been confident about Heishuitai's methods!
  As long as Da Qin takes it seriously now, no insect will be able to escape the fate of being discovered!
  "Your Highness King Qin, we have entered Handan City!"

The voice of the entourage outside the carriage interrupted Cui Yuan's thoughts.

Cui Yuan agreed, then stopped the motorcade, opened the curtains and walked down to the ground.

In front of him, Ying Zheng, Li Shimin and Yin Gaofeng had all gotten off the car first.

Cui Yuan looked around and frowned the next moment.

Although he has never been to Handan County, he has received nine years of compulsory education and has learned the allusions of Handan's toddlers since he was a child.

It tells that during the Warring States Period, a man went to Handan, Zhao State, and saw that the people there walked with beautiful and graceful postures.

So I followed others to learn, but not only did I not learn it, I even forgot my original way of walking, so I could only crawl home.

Although this allusion does not directly describe the prosperity of Handan, as the former capital of Zhao State, if it was not beautiful, how could it attract people from other countries to come and learn how to walk?
  The so-called beauty needs to be reflected.

If you are in a remote country, no matter how nice you look, no one will care!

Therefore, in Cui Yuan's impression, Handan has always been a prosperous place comparable to Xianyang.

Although there will definitely be a decline after the fall of Zhao State, a skinny camel will always be bigger than a horse.

However, what he sees now is completely different from what he imagined!

This huge city of Handan, not to mention prosperous, can't even see a few people walking around!

Moreover, every one of them has a sallow complexion and thin muscles, and there is no beauty in their steps!

Although I have never been to a field infested with locust disasters, I can imagine that it will definitely be very bad!
  Ying Zheng didn't finish speaking, but his clenched fists showed his shaken heart.

Just as everyone was looking around, the Sheriff of Handan County hurried over.

Judging from his appearance, he is a very typical northern man.

He is tall and bearded, and he should be around forty years old.

"Guo Li, the governor of Handan County, pays homage to His Majesty the First Emperor, and pays homage to His Majesty the King of Qin!"

He walked up to the crowd and saluted seriously.     "No need to be too polite."

Ying Zheng and Cui Yuan both nodded and asked him to get up.

"Tell me about the current situation in Handan County."

"And where have the people in the city gone?"

Guo Li replied seriously: "Report to your majesty, King Qin!"

"The people in the city have gone to two places. The old, weak, sick and disabled were escorted to the next county by my ministers to avoid suffering from famine."

"As for those who are physically strong, my ministers will line up the fields to capture the locusts."

"In the past few days, the locust disaster in Handan has become more serious."

"I have added several capture points overnight, dispatched tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of thousands of civilians, but still have little effect."

Having said this, Guo Li bowed deeply again.

"In addition, after receiving His Majesty's imperial edict, I have asked the major counties and cities to help collect poultry and send them to Handan to eat the locusts."

"However, the farmers are worried that they will not be able to get their poultry back after it is taken away, and everyone is dissatisfied, so progress is very slow. So far, only [-] poultry have been sent to Handan, which is really a drop in the bucket!"

When he said these words, Guo Li looked extremely worried.

Although he tried his best, the number of poultry, which was only [-], seemed like a joke.

If he is so ineffective in doing things, some people would say that he is incompetent, while others would say that he is disobedient and disrespectful!
  Not to mention that the entire Handan County is now suffering from disasters. It can be said that the burden on Guo Li's shoulders is really very heavy.

And what he is facing now is His Majesty the First Emperor and Cui Shenxian!
  Guo Li was so nervous that sweat was almost dripping from his forehead.

Ying Zheng didn't speak.

Cui Yuan, on the other hand, sighed helplessly: "Hey~"

"It's me who didn't think about it carefully."

Sending ducks to kill locusts was indeed a good plan, but Cui Yuan ignored the difficulty of mobilization.

It's a very simple truth. In this era, raising a group of ducks is not an easy life. Basically, every household treats them as treasures, waiting for them to lay eggs.

Only on important days such as when a daughter-in-law gives birth to a baby or gets married will she be killed and eaten.

It can be said that chickens, ducks and geese are the great treasures of farmers!

It is indeed very difficult to get them to take these treasures to the government without knowing when or even whether they will get them back.

Chickens, ducks and geese all look alike, how do you know which one is which?
  "How about this!"

"Governor Guo, you order the people below to weigh and count all the chickens, ducks and geese of farmers, and then record them in the record!"

"If you can't return it when it's due, we'll compensate you with the same number and weight of chickens, ducks and geese!"

"And we promise that as long as it can be lent to the court to tide over the difficulties now, then for every adult chicken, duck, or goose that is lent out, we will lend it to you."

"No matter what the outcome of this disaster relief operation is, in two years' time, a child under the age of [-] will be allowed to attend school!"

“All of this is guaranteed by this king!”

As soon as Cui Yuang finished speaking, Guo Li, Ying Zheng, Li Shimin and Yin Gaofeng couldn't help being surprised.

Everyone looked at Cui Yuan, as if Cui Yuan was wearing gold!

As long as you can lend a chicken, duck or goose, you can have a child in your family attend school in two years? Will there be a chance to become an official in the court?
  This is not a deal at all, but a naked gift!
  "His Royal Highness King Qin..."

Guo Li felt some interference in his throat and trembled: "Are you serious?"

"Seriously, of course."

Cui Yuan understood the reason for everyone's shock, but he didn't care.

His original plan was to extend the imperial examination system to ordinary people's homes, instead of limiting it to the noble class.

For him, no matter whether the common people borrow chickens, ducks or geese, common people's children in a few years can enter the school to study.

From Guo Li's point of view, this move is a free gift.

But from Cui Yuan's perspective, the same is true.

thump!
  Guo Li did not show any pretense, but directly knelt down and thanked Cui Yuan: "Thank you so much for your great kindness, His Highness King Qin!"

"On behalf of the people of Handan County, I would like to thank His Highness the King of Qin!"

Although Cui Yuan said that any farmer who lends chickens, ducks and geese to Daqin to survive this natural disaster will have the opportunity to study.

But those who are closer to the water come first. The locust plague broke out in Handan this time. How could anyone be faster than the people of Handan?
  That's why Guo Licai immediately knelt down and paid homage to him without any hesitation!

"Don't do these useless things."

Cui Yuan showed dissatisfaction: "Get up and do things quickly! Send my order out!"

"only!"

Guo Li immediately stood up excitedly, then called his men to convey all these orders.

After his men left in excitement, Guo Li felt a little relieved. For the first time, he had hope, thinking that this natural disaster might really be able to survive!

"Does His Highness King Qin have any other instructions?"

Guo Li lowered his eyebrows and asked. At this moment, he respected Cui Yuan more and more.

"Indeed there is."

Cui Yuan nodded, raised his finger, pointed outside the city, and continued: "Change into civilian clothes, and then take us to see how the soldiers and people in Handan are doing disaster relief."

"These are troubled times, and injustice may chill the hearts of the people."

"We must find all those corrupt officials to prevent natural disasters from turning into man-made disasters!"

In the [-]s and [-]s, a natural drought disaster broke out in Henan, which was not a major incident.

However, due to a strange operation by a certain bald man, it was out of control, and millions of people were in dire straits.

Now that he and His Majesty have arrived in Handan, naturally they cannot let this happen!
  (End of this chapter)